Part 1, Conception 1985-1993, Chapter 4, Paige Summary

Paige thinks of how she should not have begun her marriage based on a lie but is fearful she will lose Nicholas if she tells him she is not a virgin. She even allows him to continue believing it on their wedding night when they made love for the first time. Paige and Nicholas move into Harvard's married housing. Paige buys her wedding outfit at a discount store with money that is a gift from her friends, including Nicholas.

Nicholas and Paige visit his parents after Nicholas breaks the news of their wedding over the phone. Astrid and Robert are polite at first, but when assured that Paige is not pregnant, Robert tells Nicholas if he marries Paige, he will cut him off financially. Nicholas takes Paige and runs from the house, but instead of...